Is BANIA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANIA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BANIA worth?

BANIA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BANIA?

BANIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

BANIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points

It depends on the list you play by. BANIA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

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Depends on the listBANIA · 5 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF

7points in Scrabble

9points in Words with Friends

5letters

2hooks available

1 in 19,364odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BANIA?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.4

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful BANIA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BANIA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 2

banian8 banias8

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BANIA scores

Scrabble b3a1n1i1a1 7

Words with Friends b4a1n2i1a1 9

Face value of the 5 tiles in BANIA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
b	1	2
a	2	9
n	1	6
i	1	9

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.

Words starting with BANIA

banian8 banias8 banians9

3 longer words begin with BANIA.

Shorter words from the letters in BANIA

bani6 aba5 baa5 ban5 bin5 nab5 nib5 aia3 ain3 ana3 ani3 nai3 ab4 ba4 bi4 ib4 aa2 ai2 an2 in2 na2

Common questions about BANIA

Is BANIA valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts BANIA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BANIA worth?: BANIA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BANIA?: BANIA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BANIA:

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